Showing posts with label Out of Focus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Out of Focus. Show all posts

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Speaking of Squeeing a Little...

Wow. Just...wow.  I am truly speechless about this, and maybe just a wee bit giddy and giggly over it.  I freaking love all my readers, and sometimes y'all do stuff that completely blows my mind. This is one of those times.

A reader e-mailed me this afternoon to say she'd gotten a vanity plate for her car, inspired by Ryan/Angel from Out of Focus. With her permission:

Thank you so much, C.C.! That is so awesome!

And yes, I might have pinned that picture to the bulletin board next to my desk for those dark self-doubt days that come along once in a while...

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday - Cold Feet in Hot Sand

How on earth is it July already? Insane.

And since today is July 1, that means tomorrow is -- obviously -- July 2.  Which means I have two new releases!  Well, okay, one isn't super new. Out of Focus has been out for almost a year, but tomorrow it's out in paperback.  Click here for links to where you can order!

The other release is a brand spanking new one, and not only that, it's going to be FREE for a limited time, exclusively on Amazon. So, to whet your appetite, here's a little bite of Cold Feet in Hot Sand, where we join Deanna as she's hunting down the man who stood her sister up at the altar, and she's just found him in a bar:
Grinding her teeth and resisting the urge to cuss him out from the opposite end of the room, she stormed across the sanddusted wood floor.
She was about five steps away when he turned his head, and as soon as he saw her, he mouthed “Oh, fuck” just before he looked away.
The fury in her chest threatened to boil over. “Nick Wallace, you had better have a goddamned bulletproof explanation for why you’re here right now.”
He looked at her again, his eyes narrow. “That depends on how willing you are to hear it.”
Want to play along? It’s fun and easy!
1. pick a project – a current WIP, contracted work or even something readers can buy if you’re published
2. pick six sentences
3. post ‘em on your blog or website on Sunday

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Some Awards, Some News, and Some Updates

First, the Cock & Bull Blog Tour is still going -- click here for a full list of the daily blog stops, and comment to win a chance at a $150 Amazon gift card!Second, I'd like to announce that my first lesbian short story, What This Woman Wants, is due out in early April from Carnal Passions. Just a short little F/F erotica story for those who enjoy some fun with the ladies.

And I'd like to thank the M/M Romance group on Goodreads (join if you haven't already!) for voting three of my books into the 2011 Readers' Choice Awards!

Out of Focus -- 1st, Hottest M/M/M
Static -- 2nd, Most Surprising/Unique Plot Device
A Chip In His Shoulder -- 3rd, Hottest Vampire

Huge thank you to the readers who voted, and congrats to the authors who also won, including Marie Sexton, Amy Lane, Heidi Cullinan, TJ Klune, Damon Suede, and Josh Lanyon. It blows my mind to be in the company of names like those!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

REVIEW: Out of Focus

Sarah at Dear Author has given Out of Focus a "B" grade:
I devoured this book. I had issues with it, sure, but I couldn’t put it down. It’s BDSM, done right! It’s hot m/m/m action. It’s TWO Dominants. It’s people with real lives! Yay! \o/
The entire review is here.

Monday, August 1, 2011

NOW AVAILABLE: Out of Focus

Out of Focus is now available from Samhain Publishing! Click here for additional links.
He’ll bend for them. But they may break over him.

For twelve years, Dom lovers Ryan “Angel” Morgan and Dante James have run a successful photography business, and satisfied their need for a submissive with the occasional sizzling three-way. On a wedding job, they both zero in on the bride’s beautiful brother, but as professionals, they keep their attraction on the down-low—for now.

Jordan Steele has no trouble establishing mastery over his stallions. When he hires Angel and Dante to shoot promotional photos for his stable, though, there’s something about them that calls to his inner submissive. After a little flirtation and a photo session that gets almost too hot to handle, Angel and Dante are happy to show him the ropes. And the whip.

Once they break the ice, their sexual chemistry burns hotter than a macro flash. Everyone gets what they need…until emotions come into play. Their power could develop into something permanent, throw everything off balance—leaving one of them the odd man out.

Product Warnings - Contains lots of sarcasm, a double helping of steamy erotic photography, and two dominants having their way with one very enthusiastic submissive.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday

First things first, there's still time to win up to 21 ebooks! In celebration of my 20th book release, I'm holding a contest in which one lucky commenter could win my entire backlist. No, seriously. Check it out.

With that out of the way, Six Sentence Sunday is back for more...

This week, from L. A. Witt, six more sentences from Out of Focus, my M/M/M BDSM novel due out August 2 from Samhain (and currently available for pre-order):

He gave a halfhearted attempt to shrug my hands away, but I pressed my thumbs in just below the base of his neck. He exhaled. “You’re evil.”

“No, if I was evil, I’d do this.” I leaned down and kissed behind his ear. Moving down his neck to his shoulder, I whispered, “Don’t make me beg, Angel.”

Want to play along? It’s fun and easy!
1. pick a project – a current WIP, contracted work or even something readers can buy if you’re published
2. pick six sentences
3. post ‘em on Sunday

Friday, July 29, 2011

REVIEW: Out of Focus

Out of Focus, which will be out on August 2 from Samhain Publishing, has been given 4.75 out of 5 stars by Jessewave Reviews:
L.A. Witt has fast become one of my favourite authors and I have reviewed most of her books. I like her writing style, the fact that she takes risks, and while some work better than others, her characters are always vibrant and three dimensional and her prose and dialogue are better than most.
The entire review is here.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Want to win my entire backlist? Here's How.

So I'm one of those people who gets really excited about milestones, even those that may or may not be a big deal to other people. With the release of Out of Focus on August 2nd, I'll be reaching a significant-to-me milestone in my career:

The release of my 20th book.

Seven as Lauren Gallagher, thirteen as L. A. Witt.

20 books. Holy Ned.

It's kind of a big deal for me, so, naturally, I need to do something to mark the occasion. By “do something”, I mean give away some books. In fact, I think I should give away a lot of books.

Here’s how it’s going to work:

1. Leave a comment containing your name, some way for me to contact you if you win, and the most outlandish, off-the-wall reason why I should pick you.

Get creative here, folks! Tell me you should win because your goldfish wears mismatched Birkenstocks, you have a complete set of coasters made out of Nobel Prize medallions, and you can belch the Sanskrit alphabet. The weirder the better.

2. There will be two types of winners:

a. Funniest comment

b. Random drawing

3. The more comments, the bigger the prize.

a. Prize for the Funniest Comment:

If the contest gets to 20 comments, the winner receives 1 ebook

40 comments – 2 ebooks

60 comments – 4 ebooks & 1 signed paperback

80 comments – 6 ebooks & 1 signed paperback

100 comments – 10 ebooks & 2 signed paperbacks

200 comments – 1 electronic copy of every book on my backlist

(including a short story anthology, for a total of 21 ebooks),

plus your choice of 3 signed paperbacks.

b. Prizes for the Random Drawing:

If the contest gets to 20 comments, the winner receives 1 ebook

40 comments – the winner wins 2 ebooks

60 comments – the winner wins 3 ebooks & a signed paperback

80 comments – 2 winners each win 4 ebooks & a signed paperback

100 comments – 2 winners each win 5 ebooks, 2 signed paperback

200 comments – 1 electronic copy of every book on my backlist

(including the short story anthology, for a total of 21 ebooks)

plus your choice of 3 signed paperbacks.

Rules:

1. Only legitimate, non-anonymous comments count, meaning there’s a name and valid e-mail address in the body of the comment. Putting Anonymous for your Blogger username is fine, but there must be a name and contact info in the body of the comment.

2. One comment per entrant; multiple entries will disqualify all of your entries.

3. Contest closes at midnight, August 5th, 2011 (Eastern time), and winners will be announced shortly thereafter. Winners will be posted on Twitter and this blog, and will be individually e-mailed. If you are selected, you have 72 hours to contact me or forfeit your prize. (If you will be unreachable via e-mail around the time of the drawing, mention that in your comment)

4. All prizes will be winner’s choice titles off my backlist, including Out of Focus; please note not all titles are available in paperback at this time, and choices will be restricted to currently available titles only. For the most up to date list of currently available titles, please visit the Books by L. A. and Books by Lauren on my website.

5. Number of winners is not cumulative. Meaning, if I reach eighty comments, there will be two winners randomly drawn plus the winner for best comment. I reserve the right to increase the number of prizes and/or winners at my discretion.

Now go forth and comment! And be sure to spread the word about the contest, because the more people who enter, the bigger the prizes.

Good luck, and thank you
to my publishers and my readers
for making this the most awesome job ever.